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Nearly eight weeks after a fire ripped through Irondequoit's highway garage, the charred structure still stands in ruins on the Town Hall campus.

"I drive by this temporary 'eye sore' every morning, and eagerly await a day when a charred building does not sit at the east entrance to Town Hall," Supervisor Dave Seeley told residents in a mid-week statement on the status of the charred building.

Currently, he said, the damaged Irondequoit Public Works building cannot be demolished, as an extensive insurance claim process is underway.

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The Point Pleasant Fire Department responded to the Irondequoit Department of Public Works building around 10:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve for the report of a fire. CARLOS ORTIZ/@CFORTIZ_DANDC/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

It remained unclear how much longer the investigation would take. In the meantime, the department is working out of the former Helen McGraw branch of the Irondequoit Public Library at 2180 E. Ridge Road. Crews are using a fleet of equipment loaned by neighboring communities.

Once the charred debris is cleared, Seeley said, they will build a temporary four-season structure in its place. A lengthy study will help determine where the new permanent DPW building should be built.